page_title: History of Ethiopian Americans in Baltimore
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: History of Ethiopian Americans in Baltimore / Demographics
caption_attribution_description: English: Chinatown, Baltimore, Maryland.
context_page_description: The city of Baltimore, Maryland includes a small Ethiopian population. The Ethiopian-American community is centered in central Baltimore, particularly in Baltimore's historic Chinatown. This neighborhood is home to many Ethiopian businesses, including restaurants, a café, and a market. The enclave, located on the 300 block of Park Avenue, is sometimes referred to as Baltimore's Little Ethiopia.
context_section_description: Of the approximately 75,000 Ethiopian Americans residing in Maryland, between 30,000 and 50,000 live in Greater Baltimore. The population generally works as small business owners, cab drivers, beauticians and medical technicians. The Ethiopian community is represented by the Ethiopian Community Center in Baltimore Inc. (ECCB), which provides educational and support services to the city's Ethiopian residents.
  In September 2014, immigrants from Ethiopia were the twenty-third largest foreign-born population in Baltimore.
caption: A mural in Little Ethiopia depicting a Chinese dragon and an Ethiopian lion, depicting the neighborhood's past and present, February 2019.
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